Connecticut western news., 1887-09-07
CURRENT EVENTS ABROAD.

It is rumored at Sofia that Prince Ferdi- nand is going on European tour. It Is said that the prince has given serious offence to officials of the government and to military officers by the hauteur which characterlzes his intercourse with them.
 The Irish Land Court has reduced the rents in many cases more than fifty per cent on the Lurgan property at Aughabullogue.
 In consequence of the ill-treatment of Jews at Novgorod, Gen. Baranoff has sent circulars to the authorities ordering them to adopt stringent measures against vlolatOrs of the law, and to guarantee safety to all subjects of the Czar without distinction.
 MT. Joseph Richard Cox, NJ. P., for East Clare, has determined to address his constitu- ents at Bally Cove, despite the Governments proclaiming of the meeting.
 MT. Chamberlain will visit Ireland in October, and will come to America in Novem- Der.
 The Russian mission, which recently went to Kashgar, has been compelled to return to Khokand. Members of the mission so out ragged public opinion in Kashgar by insulting Mohammedan women that Q riot against the Russians was provoked, and several Russians were killed.
 Mile Helene de Rothchild, only daughter of the late Baron Solomon de Rothchild, has been married in Paris to the Belgian Baron Zuylen Van Ryewelt against the wishes of her family.
 Mir. John Bright's cotton and silk husi- ness has been placed in the hands of stock company with capitalization of Sl ,0Oo,0 900.
 The German Crown Prince is still in Lon don. The weather is so stormy that Dr. Me- Kenzie fears the Waldener atmosphere will affect the princes throat injuriously. The doctor is gratiticd at the effect of the visit to the Highlands, the princess health being excel lent, the vocal fatigue much less and the catarrhal attacks not so severe. Dr. Howell will accompany the prince to the Tyroi.
 A fire which started in the Cafe Egyptian in Cairo destroyed whole block of buildings
 The Tope has received home contributions amounting to $50,000 and foreign amounting to $9O,O0O, to be devoted to paying the ex- penses of his jubilee mass.
 A St. Petersburg paper says that the Porte has accepted Russias proposal to send Gen. Ernroth as Provisional Governor of Blu garla and Eastern Roumelia until Q new Soblanje shall legally elect prince for the Bulgarian throne. The paper adds that the Porte IS seeking the assent of the powers to the carry ing out of the proposal, and that the Sultan has guaranteed that Turkey will ass st Gen. Ernroth to carry out his mission, and supply him with Turkish army if necessary.
 Prince Mesh Tcherski, in the official or gan of the Czar, makes violent attack upon France, He says: GA nation whose patriot ism only exists in phrases cannot be an Hey of Russia"
 Sir James Ferguson Parliamentary Secre- tary for the Foreign Office, announced in the House of Commons that the Government had agreed upon a new commission to represent British interests in the North American Fish cries Convention. He added that he was glad to say that Mir. Joseph Chamberlain had ae- cepted the office of principal High Commits sioner for Great Britain. In answer to ques- tions, Sir James Ferguson said that the de Alterations of the Fisheries Commission would be solely upon the points in the controversy between Canada and the United States.
 Henri Pranzini, the Rue Montaigne assas- sin, was executed at an early hour, Aug. 31.
 At the coming Socialist reunion in Berlin Herr Rebel will move that an international workmen's congress be held in 1888 to arrange for concerted action to secure legislative pro- lection for workmen. Herr Liebnecht will re- port on the attitude of the Socialists toward the Anarchists. Afterward the position of the party in the Reichstag and preparations for the next election will be considered.
 The triple murder in the Rue Montague, for the commission of which Pranzini has just surrendered his head to the guillotine, was one of the most sensational tragedies which even Paris has furnished to the criminal rec ords of the world
 Russia has adopted new and stringent reg ulations designed to check the spread of re- publican principles in that country.
 An Austrian military council has decided that the whole of the Austro- Hungarian reg ulars and militia should be supplied before 1891 with Mennlicher repeating rifles. The number required will be 1900 900, and the cost will be 43 GOO, 900 f1orins, the payment of which will be distributed over ten years.
 If the Cuban agitation increases Premier Sagasta will summon the Cortes to meet ID October to consider what can be done to paci- fy the Cubans.
 The reception given by the Boy of Tunis to the foreign Consuls on the occasion of the Bairam festival at Tunis has been much talked of in Paris, owing to the friendly attitude of the German representative, who congratulated the Boy upon the prosperity of his country and tho happiness of his people. It is be- lieved that the compliment was paid in accord ance with instructions from Berlin.
 A nephew of "Sugar King Spreckcls says that there will be a republic in Hawaii inside of a year.
 In the House of Commons, Sir Henry Hol- land, the Colonial Secl etary, read cablegram from Lansdowne, Governor Gent ral of Can ada, declaring the report that Sir John Mac donald had said that he wou d not hesitate to ask the aid of imperial troops to stop the con- struction of the Manitoba Railway to be pure iabrlcation. Lord Lansdowne also said in his dispatch: 'sThe provincial act for the con- struction of the Red River Railway was disal- lowed by mo on the adv.ce of responsible ad- visers, on the ground that the proposed line would tap the traffic of the Canadian Pacific Railway, and would thereby seriously iniure the interest of the whole country, which lad submitted to arge sacrifices in order to unite the provinces by national road.
 Prince Victor Bonaparte has issued man. lfesto in Brussels denouncing the French con. servative deputies who support the present Cabinet.
 MT. Gladstone has written a review of the Parliamentary election of 1887. A conflict is imminent between the French Government and the Paris Municipal Council growing out of the formers decrec annulline the latter's resolution to invite delegates from all the Municipal Councils ill France to partic ipate in grand congress in Paris. The Gov ernment threatens to forcibly prevent the meeting.
 Two of Gen. Ferron's secretaries arc to be tr1ed for high treason, having given away, i
 s alleged, important information to tho press M Stambuloff has informed Prince Ferdi. nand that he will undertake to form a Minis try.
 The census of Italy, taken last December shows population of %, 9i3, ,0o7, an increase of 243, 822 since 1885.
 The Czar contracted cold on his journey between Cronstadt and Coponhage and has since suffe ed from a ute attack of rheuma tlsm in his left shoulder. He was unable to attend church on Sunday. He was confined to his room and WIS compelled to carry his arm in sling.
 Eight Sub-Commissioners have been ap 1 pointed in Ireland under the new Land a t Four of them are Pre,byterians One hundred soldiers and 300 policeme, are encamped on tie O'Grady estates, whor, the tenants are being eyicted. | M. Dubait, editor of the Paris National has challenged II. Claretie to fight duel.